Activities Coordinator - Full Time

Radius Residential Care Limited; Tauranga; Hybrid; NZD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Staff discounts via Staff App

Weekend shift allowance

Supportive team environment

EAP

Job summary

Radius Care in Tauranga is seeking a dedicated activity coordinator for our dementia unit. You will organise person-centred event programmes and work with a multidisciplinary team to create individual activity plans for residents.

A focus on dementia awareness, community engagement, and compassionate care is essential. Applicants should have strong people skills, excellent communication, and a practical approach to time management.

Qualifications

• Excellent people and team skills essential.
• Strong communicator with residents, families, and staff.
• Understanding of dementia care needs and person-centred approach.
• Ability to manage time effectively and work within budget.

Responsibilities

• Organise and run person-centred event programmes for dementia residents.
• Formulate individual activity plans in collaboration with the MDT.
• Liaise with the team to ensure a variety of activities are offered.
• Work within budgeted parameters and contribute to activity planning.

Skills

People skills

Team skills

Communication

Dementia care understanding

Time management

Driver's license

Job description

Exceptional People Exceptional Care: Radius Care is a New Zealand owned and operated company; we specialise in health and aged care for the elderly and disabled. Currently we have 25 locations nationwide, employing over 1800 staff and providing professional aged care for more than 1700 residents. We are one of the leading health care providers in New Zealand.

Location: Radius Matua, 124 Levers Rd, Matua, Tauranga

Hours of work: 35 hours per week, including a 4-hour Saturday shift every 6 weeks.

Pay rate: Subject to completed recognised qualifications

Note: Radius Care cannot support work visas/visa changes for this role

About the role:

Organize and run person-centred event programmes for our care home's dementia unit residents. Work with your team to formulate individual activity plans for each resident. Ensure a variety of creative activities are brought into the facility and made available, while catering to a range of personalities and nationalities.

Duties include:

• Supporting residents with social activities, diary planning and personal calendars
• Working with a multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to formulate individual activity plans for residents
• Liaising with the team to ensure a variety of activities are brought into the facility
• Working within budgeted parameters

We offer:

• Career progression + assistance with Careerforce and NZQA qualifications
• Uniform provided +Access to discounts and benefits via Staff App
• Weekend shift allowance (where applicable)
• Supportive team environment + optimal staff-to-resident ratio
• EAP (Employee Assistance Programme)

Skills and Experience:

• Excellent people and team skills, with experience working with the elderly and their families
• Understanding of the needs of residents with dementia
• Resourceful, flexible, patient and motivated
• Great communicator, dynamic and outgoing, with a sense of humour
• Efficient at managing time
• A clean full driver’s license

Radius Care supports equality and diversity in our workforce. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities, development of your career pathway, and a safe and healthy work environment. We welcome all applicants, regardless of gender, ethnicity, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, and religious beliefs; we value the experience that you will bring to our organisation.

E kaha tautoko ana a Radius care i te ōritetanga, me te kanorau ā ō tātou nei kaimahi. E pirihonga ana mātou ki te whakaroto i ngā whiwhinga mahi whakaōrite, me te whakawhanake i tō umanga ngaio. Āno hoki, kia haumaru, kia hauora hoki tō tātou whaitua mahi. Tēnei te mihi maioha ki a kōutou, ngā kaitono kātoa. Āhakoa nō hea koe , āhakoa te pakeke , tō ira tangata rānei. E whai tīkanga ana tō tātou nei rōpu whakahaere, i ngā wheako whaiaro maha kei a kōutou kātoa.